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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1974

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Cattle Prices Nose-dive Up to $10-$15

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 February 1974 · page 7

Vealers were $10 a head cheaper and heavy cows dropped by much as $15 a head at this week’s cattle sale at Goulburn…

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Cattle market

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 March 1974 · page 7

Queanbeyan cattle breeders this week welcomed the rising selling market at Goulburn where vealers and yearlings were up by $6…

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Wool Talk April 16

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 March 1974 · page 3

A one-day seminar on the Federal Government’s proposals for wool marketing will be held in…

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How to raise tomorrow’s criminal crop

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 4 March 1974 · page 11

Here are 10 pointers on how to raise tomorrow’s criminal, by courtesy of the NSW Police News: 1. GIVE the boy whatever his heart desires…

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Local Wool Sales

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 6 March 1974 · page 16

The market for most descriptions of merino fleece and skirtings was firm at the opening…

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Wool processing in Eden-Monaro

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 6 March 1974 · page 16

The Liberal Party candidate for Eden-Monaro, Mr. Jon Bell, sees opportunities for wool processing in the electorate…

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News for the Man on the Land Police Study Cattle: Anti- Theft Scheme

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 6 March 1974 · page 16

Cadets from the Queensland Police Academy recently visited the Brendale…

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Farmers have lost $150-M in 15 months

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 6 March 1974 · page 16

In the last fifteen months the Federal Labor Government has taken at least $150 million from…

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Local wool market firm: all types, and high clearance

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 March 1974 · page 9

Catalogues totalling 9,-497 bales, which included a small offering of wool sold by sample and…

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Message for Uren: Leave Freehold Land to the Farmer

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 March 1974 · page 3

Sir. —Suggestions for Mr. Uren, Minister of Regional Development, on March 20, meeting the…

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Professor tips Canberra’s growth will end farming in 25-mile radius

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 13 March 1974 · page 3

The growth of Canberra will ensure that farming is going to be progressively phased out of a 25-mile radius of the ACT and in about 50 years time farmers will have to move further out…

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Cattle Sales Result

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 15 March 1974 · page 7

Values for all descriptions of cattle offered for sale this week at Goulburn were $5 to $7…

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Farmer phosphate rockets $42 tonne

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 15 March 1974 · page 10

Liberal Party Candidate for Eden-Monaro, Mr. Jonathan Bell, today said that it was up to both…

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“Wongi” epic Lost dog is found on Taree farm

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 20 March 1974 · page 1

A Bungendore couple who have spent hundreds of dollars and travelled as many miles in search of their lost dog “Wongi” have now been successful…

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Sheep Entries Shut April 19

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 March 1974 · page 11

Queanbeyan and district graziers are advised that entries in this year’s Sydney Sheep Show close on April 19…

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Leader of Wool Tour

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 25 March 1974 · page 6

Mr. Cyril Rayner, Secretary and Administration Manager of the Farmers and…

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Top Grower on Promote Wool Tour

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 25 March 1974 · page 3

A top superfine woolgrower, Mr. Trevor Picker, of Hillcrest, Bigga, near Crook well, is…

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Sale Stop for Wool

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 29 March 1974 · page 8

No date has been set for the sixth series of wool sales to be held at Goulburn…

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Cattle Drop by Up to $20 Local Sales

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 29 March 1974 · page 8

Values for all descriptions of cattle dropped by $15, $18 and more at this week’s sale at Goulburn. Associated agents report a reduced…

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Rugby Man Heads the Wool Tour

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 1 April 1974 · page 15

Tom Towers, Escort Leader of the Farmers and Graziers’ Co-operative Company…

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